Black Ledger

An AK dossier game about theft, forgery, and paintings as underground currency.

Interactive dossier

Follow the same painting down two criminal paths.

In one version, the canvas is stolen and discounted into the underground market. In the other, it is forged into existence and lifted by fake provenance. Toggle between the paths and identify the logic that turns art into a financial instrument.

Case split

Choose the route

The theft route follows a real painting pulled out of public circulation and discounted into criminal credit.

Value compression

0Prestige intact

Laundering depth

0Surface layer only

Visibility loss

0The painting is still legible

Round 1

The lift

Confidential

    Choose the tactic

    What is the dominant move?